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Originally Posted by kalos72
Do thermal effects enough to cause a sunburn give enough heat to have trees catch on fire? An intact common residential house?
Overall my question is based around trying to see if the trees and much of the residential areas would be intact on Staten Island, from the overpressure/thermal effects only.  |
Small fires will spread. The fire damage radius will be unpredictable. Look for natural fire breaks. Rail-lines, parks, canals, highways, etc. Those areas on the "wrong side of the track" (IE closer to the blast) will be much more likely to destroyed.
I think many trees would have been hewn during that first cold winter for fuel. At least that is always what I expected to happen in Chicago.